Coat adjuster



June 5, 1923. 3,458,@%

E. P. LE COMPTE COAT ADJUS TER Filed;June- 14, 1922 JEZ5 Patented June5, 1923.

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EDWARD P. LE COMPTE, OIE PARK CIT, UTAH.

Application filed June 14, 1922.

To aZZ whom z't may concemo:

Be it lmown that I, EDWARD P. LE COMPTE, citizen of the United States,residing at Park City, in the county of Summit and State of Utah, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Coat Adjusters, of whiohthe following is a spec1- fication.

This invention relates to improvements in clothes hangers and moreparticularly to an improved coat adjuster.

The primary object of the present invention is to furnish a coat hangerof simple and inexpensive construction.

A further object of the invention is to furnish an improved coat hangerhaving means for holding the coat lapels extended so that a person mayreadily place his arms in a coat While the coat is supported by thehanger.

Another object of the present invention 1s to provide an improved coathanger adapted to support a coat while a person is placing his arms inthe sleeves of the coat, and to readily release the coat after thewearer has placed his arms in the sleeves.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a fOlding coatrack adapted to hold the coat lapels in spaced relation to permit aperson to place his arrns in the sleeves of the coat While the coat issupported by the hanger, and to then permit the wearer to withdraw thecoat from the hanger while the wearers arms occupy the sleeves of thecoat.

Another object of the invention is to provide coat lapel engagingmembers designed to be attached to an ordinary coat hanger to permit aperson to place his arms in the sleeves of a coat while the coat issuspended on said hanger. V

With the foregoing objects outlined, and with other obj ects in viewWhich Will appear as the description proceeds, the invention consists inthe novel features hereinafter described in detail, illustrated in theaccompanying drawing and more particularly pointed out in the appendedclaims.

Referring to the drawing:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved coat hanger.

Figure 2 is an end view of the same and showing a coat supportedthereby.

Figure 3 is a front view of the hanger in folded condition.

The construction shown in the accompany- Serial NO. 568,1 13.

ing drawing illustrates the preferred embodiment of the invention, butit is apparent that the details may be varied in many respects withoutdeparting from the spirit of the invention.

In the drawing, 1 designates a hook forming one end of a vvire member 2which is provided at its lower portion with a horizontal extension 3that merges into a vertical por tion 4 forming one end of alongitudinally extending horizontal bar 5. The opposite end of thehorizontal bar 5 terminates in a d0vvnwardly extending vertical portion6, Wh1Ch merges into a forwardly extending horizontal portion 7 thatextends into an upvvardly extending portion 8 that is twisted with theportion 2 as shown at 9. Oppositely extending loop members 10 preferablyformed of wire have their ends terminating in eyes 11 which ivotallyengage the horizontal bars 3 and so that the loop members may be swungabout said bars for the purpose of folding the hanger, as shown inFigure 3.

In order to hold the loop members 10 in a substantially horizontalposition, the loops are provided intermediate their ends with horizontalbars 12 and these bars are,con nected to the ends 13 of a leaf spring14, which extends over the horizontal bars 3 and 7. Owing to thisconstruction, the loop members 10 .Will loe normally held in asubstantially horizontal position, but when pressure is placed on theouter ends of the loop members 10, said spring' 14 will yield and permitthe loop members 10 to be folded into substant1ally vertical planes, asshown in Figure 3.

The bars 12 form the rear ends of lapel arms 15, which are provided attheir outer ends 'with suitable olasps or fasteners 16 designed t0engage the lapels of a coat 17, shown in dotted limes in Fig. 2.

While I have shown the arme 15 as parts of a coat hanger of specialconstruction, it is obvious that the arms 15 might form attachments toan ordinary coat hanger, and in such case the rear ends of the arms 15would be suitably connected to the oppositely extending arms of anordinary coat hanger.

In use the hook 1 is suspended in any suit able manner and when a coatis placed on the hanger, the clasps 16 are fastened to the coat lapels.Then when the person wearing the coat desires to remove the same fromthe hanger and don the garment, he places his arms in the sleeves of thecoat while the coat is supported by the hanger.. Atthis time heunfastens the. clasps 16 and then by moving away from the hanger, theoppositeIy extending 100p members 10 will tend to move downwardly andtowards one another untilthey release the coat. coat the spring 14 Wil1automaticafly return the 100p menbers 10 to their normalposfition. ItWill be understood that the cIasps 16 Wili hold the front of the coatopen to facilitate the insertion of the arms-inthe sleevesof the coat.

From the foregoing, believe that the construction, operation andadvantages of the invention. may be readily undersnood, andit.is,apparent that ehang esmay bemadein the construction disclosed,without departing from the spirit of the invention as expressed having:a verticaliy arranged suspending hook and oppositelyextendingsubstantialiy in,the claims;

What I daim and desire to seonre by Letters Patent is 1. Thecombinationwith a coat hangar horizontal support members .adaptedto beplaced withina the: shoulder portions of a coat, of forwardiy extendingarms*having .;theinrear ends connected tothe oppositely extending:support: memberg andprovided at After releasing the,

their.forward endswith fascening menibers adapted to detachabiy engagethe lapels of a coat supported by said hangar.

2.- combination as claimed in claim 1 in which said opposibl extendingsupport members are pivotally mounted and are mov: ab1e toward and awayfrom one another.

3. A combination as claimed in claim 1 in which the oppositeIy extendingsupport membels are pivotaily connected to the suspending hook, andresil ient means;connecting said support members and adapted to positelyextending 100p members hav-ing their inn-er ends pivotaly connectedto-said support bars, a leaf spring extending ove1 said support bars andhaving their ou-ter ends connectedto intermedia portionsof said 100pmembers for normaily holding said 100p members1in asubstantiailyhorizontal position, and forwardiy extending arms having their rear endsconnected to said 100p members, and fastening members arranged attheforward e nds ofsaid arms.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

EDWARD P. LE COMPTE. [L. S.]

